There are very few moments to look forward to when fighting colds in pregnancy. One is the small amount of time spent sipping some good, old-fashioned Jewish Penicillin. Chicken soup recipes vary from one end of the world to the other but all have the same healing properties. Recently, scientists have even alluded to the fact that pregnant women who eat chicken soup while fighting colds, suffer less time and milder symptoms.
The worldwide Jewish population is 13.3 million Jews, 2 out of 3 Jews live outside of Israel, about 1/2 of those live in North America, and about 1 in 10 live in Europe including Russia.
The following is a list of chicken soup ("Jewish Penicillin") recipes from around the world. They are listed alphabetically by city/country. Some are simple and easy and others quite complex. Treat your cold during pregnancy with these delicious, soothing and healthy treatments. In the late 1800's and early 1900s many Jews emigrated to other countries. During World War II many more Jews left their countries, and together with those who survived the Holocaust spread around the world.
- Amman: Jordan Chicken and Vegetable Soup
- Amsterdam: Quick and Easy Chicken Soup from the Netherlands
- Antwerp: Belgian Waterzooi Chicken Soup
- Athens: Greek Lemon and Rice Soup with Chicken and Tofu
- Baghdad: Iraqi Chicken Soup with Lemon (Hamud)
- Beijing: Chinese Chicken Soup with Napa Cabbage
- Beirut: Lebanese Stuffed Chicken Soup
- Bogota: Columbia Salsa Chicken Soup
- Brooklyn: Best Authentic Chicken Soup
- Budapest: Hungarian Ujhazy Chicken Soup
- Buenos Aires: Argentina Cazuela Gaucho Chicken Soup
- Cairo: Molokhia Egyptian Chicken Soup
- Chile: Latin American Artichoke Soup with Chicken
- Cologne: German Chicken Soup
- Copenhagen: Danish Chicken Soup with Meatballs
- Dominican Republic: Classic Dominican Chicken Soup
- Dublin: Irish Chicken Soup and Dumplings
- Edinburgh: Scottish Chicken Soup with Green Beans
- Ethiopia: Lentil Soup with Chicken
- Havana: Cuban Style Chicken Soup
- Helsinki: Finnish Chicken Summer Soup
- Istanbul: Turkish Chicken, Leek, Yogurt and Mint Soup with Rice
- Jerusalem: Grandmother's Chicken Soup
- Kiev: Ukranian Dark Chicken Soup
- Krakow: Polish Kapusniak
- Lisbon: Portuguese Chicken Soup with Mint
- Madrid: Quick and Tasty Spanish Chicken Soup
- Marrakesh: Moroccan Chicken Soup with Zucchini
- Marseille: South of France Chicken and Leek Soup
- Miami: Cuban Style Chicken Soup (Sopa de Pollo)
- Milan: Classic Italian Chicken Soup
- Moscow: Russian Chicken Lapsha
- New York: Chicken Soup from the Heartland of Jewish America
- Oslo: Norwegian Chicken Soup with Apples (Hunsekjuttsuppe)
- Paris: French Chicken Soup
- Prague: Czech Style Chicken Noodle Soup
- Rome: Italian Chicken and Barley Soup
- Sao Paulo: Brazilian Chicken Soup with Tomatoes
- Seville: Traditional Spanish Chicken Soup (Sopa de Pollo con Fideos)
- Shanghai: Chinese Lotus and Chicken Soup
- Sighet: Romanian Chicken Soup with Laurel Leaves
- Sofia: Bulgarian Chicken Soup (Ethniya)
- Stockholm: Swedish Dumpling Chicken Soup
- St. Petersburg: Russian Chicken and Fresh Noodle Soup
- Teheran: Iranian Chicken Soup with Barley
- Tel Aviv: Israeli Jewish Penicillin
- Thailand: Coco Chicken Soup with Mushrooms
- Vienna: Austrian Chicken and Egg Soup
- Vietnam: Chicken Soup with Cellophane Noodles
- Warsaw: Polish Chicken and Cabbage Soup
- Yemen: Yemeni Chicken Soup and Lachuh
- Zurich: Swiss Flour and Chicken Soup